vt. & vi. 消灭,熄灭 put out; damp down a fire, flames, etc.
vt. 解渴 satisfy one's thirsty
vt. 结束,灭绝(希望) put an end to hope
英英释义
Verb
satisfy (thirst);
"The cold water quenched his thirst"
put out, as of fires, flames, or lights;
"Too big to be extinguished at once, the forest fires at best could be contained" "quench the flames" "snuff out the candles"
electronics: suppress (sparking) when the current is cut off in an inductive circuit, or suppress (an oscillation or discharge) in a component or device
suppress or crush completely;
"squelch any sign of dissent" "quench a rebellion"
reduce the degree of (luminescence or phosphorescence) in (excited molecules or a material) by adding a suitable substance
cool (hot metal) by plunging into cold water or other liquid;
"quench steel"
组词搭配
~+名词
quench the blaze扑灭火焰
quench one's thirst解渴
~+介词
quench with sth用某物扑灭
例句
用作动词(v.)
Water will quench a fire.水可以灭火。
Nothing could quench her longing to return home again.她重返家园的念头怎么也打消不掉。
Hot steel is quenched to harden it.烧热的钢淬火使它坚硬。
Her sarcastic remarks quenched his passion.她讽刺的话冷却了他的热情。
She quenched her thirst with a glass of milk.她喝了杯牛奶解渴。